Barry Horne was 22-years-old when he first joined the professional ranks. A few months later, the chemistry graduate was the goal-scoring hero in arguably Wrexham's greatest result when they knocked Portuguese giants Porto out of the Uefa Cup Winners' Cup in 1984. Horne went on to play for Portsmouth and then alongside the likes of Alan Shearer and Matt Le Tissier at Southampton.
A dream move followed to Everton, the club he supported as a boy growing up in Flintshire, scoring a crucial goal to avoid relegation in 1994 and then winning the FA Cup the following season. And with 59 caps for Wales, including being captain of the side that came agonisingly close to 1994 World Cup qualification, Horne certainly has no regrets about swapping the chemistry lab for the football field.
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Episode 300: Neil Roberts
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Episode 296: Steven Caulker
Episode 295: Tony Roberts
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Episode 292: Kit Symons
Episode 291: Cameron Toshack
Episode 290: Malcolm Allen
Episode 289: Mickey Thomas
Episode 288: Man Utd are coming to Newport
Episode 287: Andy Legg
Episode 286: Gemma Grainger leaves Wales
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